Chargers CB Jason Verrett on track to play 2018, Telesco excited

Chargers general manager Tom Telesco said during media availability Thursday that he is excited about cornerback Jason Verrett being on track to recover from his latest anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and managing just one game played in 2017.

Los Angeles has a pair of capable cornerbacks in Casey Hayward and Desmond King at the position, but the rich are poised to become richer when it comes to the cornerback position if Verrett joins an already productive group.

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Hayward was ranked No. 1 overall at his position and was voted to Pro Football Focus’ 2017 All-Pro team, while King was ranked thirteenth overall as a rookie.

Meanwhile, Verrett was selected No. 25 overall in the 2014 NFL draft and earned himself a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2015. It seemed at the time that he was on his way to stardom before tearing his ACL for the first time and managing just four games played in 2016.

Los Angeles did just fine without Verrett, but they would surely benefit from anything he could add to an already strong secondary group moving forward after picking up his fifth-year option in 2017.